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Method1of2:CleaningaDeepFryer
Method2of2:MaintainingaCommercialDeepFryer
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TwoMethods:CleaningaDeepFryerMaintainingaCommercialDeepFryer
Whetherusingadeepfryerathomeorinarestaurantkitchen,thelargeamountof
cookingoilandfoodparticlesthatgathermaypresentachallengetoclean.Whilethe
processtakeslongerthanjustscrubbingsomedishes,performingitbeforeserious
grimebuildsupwillreducetheamountofeffortsubstantially.

1. 1
Cleanyourdeepfryerasneeded.Ifyouuseyourdeepfryerfrequently,changing
theoilandcleaningiteveryfewdayswillhelppreventabuildupofgrimethatcanbe
muchhardertoremove.[1]Ifyouonlyuseyourdeepfryereverycoupleweeksorless
frequently,cleanitaftereachuse.
Donotputyourfryerinthesinkordishwasher.Immersioninwatermaycausean
electricalshortanddamagethefryer.
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2. 2
Unplugthedeepfryerandletcoolcompletely.Nevercleanyourdeepfryerwhile
itisstillpluggedin.[2]Lettheoilcoolcompletelytoavoidburns.Neveraddwatertoa
containerofhotoil,orthemixturecouldexplode.
3. 3
Draintheoil.Ifyouplantousetheoilagain,drainitintoafoodsafecontainerwitha
sealedlidandstoreitinacoolplace.[3]Otherwise,findouthowyoucanusecooking
oilforotherpurposesorsimplythrowitawayinasealedcontainer.
Donotpouroildownyoursink.Itcanclogyourdrain.
4. 4
Takethefryingbasketoutandputitinthesink.Puttwoorthreedropsofdish
washingdetergentonthebasketforlatercleaning.[4]
5. 5
Wipeoffremainingoilfromthepotandlid.Usedamp,butnotdripping,paper
towelsoraspongetowipeawayoilresidueandbitsoffoodfrominsidethedeep
fryerpot.[5][6]Iftheoilhascakedon,scrapeitoffwithapanscraperorspatula,
takingcarenottodamagethefinish.Somelidsareremovableforeasycleaning.
Disposeoftheoilasbefore.
Stiffplasticutensilswillscrapeofftheoilwithoutscratchingyourfryer.
6. 6
Wipethedeepfryer'sheatingelementcleanifnecessary.Mostdeepfryershave
aheatingelementcomposedofapairmetalrods.Ifthesearecoveredinoilyresidue,
wipethemdownwithpapertowels.Becarefulnottobendordamageanypartswhile
wiping,especiallyiftherearethinwires.[7]
Somemodelshaveremovableheatingelementsforeasycleaning,orelementsthat
areattachedtoahingethatcanbepulledupnearerthefryer'ssurface.Checkyour
model'smanualtoseeifyourshasthisfeature.
7. 7
Useasoftspongetoscrubwithdishsoap.Useaboutfourdropsonthebaseof
thefryerandfourdropsspreadevenlyaroundthesides.[8]Startatthebottomand
scrubincirclestocreatealather.Continuetoscrubwithacircularmotionupthe
sides.
8. 8
Fillthefryerwithhotwater.Transferitfromyourfaucetwithapitcherorother
container,ratherthanexposingyourfryer'selectricalcomponentstoawetsink.Use
asmuchwaterasyounormallywouldoil,andnomore.Letthehotwatersitfor30
minutes.[9]Youcanmoveontothenextstepandcleantheotherpieceswhileyou
wait.
Ifyourtapwaterisn'tthathot,youmayplugyourfryerbackinandbringthewaterto
aboil.Unplugyourfryerandwait30minutesforthewatertocool.Boilforseveral
minutesifthereisalargeamountofcakedonresidue.[10]
9. 9
Runwarmwateroverthefryingbasketandcleanitbywipingbackandforth.
Addmoredishsoapandcleanthebasketagainifitstillfeelsgreasy.Usea
scrubbingbrushtoremovefoodparticles.[11]
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Onceclean,rinsethebaskettoremovetheremainingsoapandleaveittodryona
dishrackortowel.
10. 10
Cleanorreplacedirtyfiltersonthefryerlid.Checkyourmanufacturer's
instructionstoseeifyourfiltersareremovable,andwhetheryoucancleanthem.
Foamgreasefilterscanbewashedinhotsoapywaterandlefttodry.Charcoalodor
filtersarenotwashableandneedtobereplacedoncetheybecomegrimyand
clogged.[12]
Ifanyfiltersarenotremovable,youcannotimmersethelidinwater.Instead,wipe
withadampclothwithalittledetergent,thenaplaindampclothtoremovethe
detergentandoil.[13]
11. 11
Returntothecookingpotandgiveitafinalwash.Oncethewaterhasbeen
sittinginthefryerpotfor30minutes,pourhalfofitintothesink.Useaspongeor
clothtowipethesidesandbottomwiththeremainingwater,thenpourthatdownthe
sinkaswell.
Ifthewatercontainsalargeamountofoil,youmayneedtoputitinacontainerand
throwitinthetrashinsteadofpouringitdownthesink.
12. 12
Usebakingsodaifcakedonoilremains.Ifsomecakedonresidueorstickylayer
ofoilstillhasn'tbeenremoved,trymixingalittlebitofwaterwithbakingsodato
createathickpaste.Putonaspongeandusethistoscruboffstubbornareawitha
circularmotionuntilitisremoved.[14]
Onlyuseotherabrasiveorchemicalsubstancestocleanyourfryerasanabsolute
lastresort.Ifyoudoneedtouseanovencleanerorothercleaningproduct,scrub
withsoapywaterafterwardandrinseseveraltimestoremovealltracesofthe
chemicalbeforeusingittocook.[15]
13. 13
Rinsethecookingpot.Addcleanwaterwithoutsoapandswirlwithyourhandto
pickupallsoapparticlesfromthesidesandbase.Pouroutthewaterandrepeatthe
processuntilthefryerisfreeofsoap.
Ifthereisastubborngreasefilm,add1partvinegarforevery10partswater,or1/2
cupforeveryquartofwater(110mLvinegarforeachliterofwater).[16]
14. 14
Letdrycompletelybeforeusingagain.Useatoweltodrytheoutsideofthedeep
fryer,butlettheinsideairdry.Waitlongenoughforthefryertodrycompletely.This
givesanywaterthataccidentallyenteredtheelectricalsystemachancetodrain
beforeyouplugthefryerbackin.[17]
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1. 1
Cleanregularly.FollowtheinstructionsforCleaningaDeepFryertogiveyour
commercialfryerabasiccleaning.Thefrequencyofthiscleaningwilldependingon
howfrequentlythefryerisused,andforwhatpurpose,butthemoreoftenyoudoit,
theeasieritwillbetoremovethegreaseresidueandcakedonfood.
Sincecommercialfryerstendtobelargeanddeep,youshouldusealonghandled
brushwithsoftbristlestoscrubthepot,insteadofasponge.
2. 2
Filterandreplacetheoilfrequently.Forheavyrestaurantuse,oiloftenneedsto
befilteredonceortwiceaday.[18]Whileyoucanfiltertheoilforreusebyputtingit
throughacoffeefilterorcheesecloth,arestaurantoperationwouldprobablybenefit
fromaspecializedmachinethatfiltersquicklyathighertemperatures.Wheneverthe
oilgrowsdarkerincolor,smokesatlowertemperatures,orgivesoffastrongsmell,it
needstobereplacedcompletely.[19]
Youroilwilllastlongerattemperaturesof375F(191C)orbelow,andifyoudonot
addsaltdirectlytotheoil.[20]
3. 3
Brushtheheatingcoilscleanwhenevertheoilisdrained.Beforethenewor
filteredoilisaddedbacktothefryer,usealonghandledfryerscrubbingbrushto
removebitsoffoodfromthecoils.[21]Thiskeepstheheatingelementeffectiveand
limitsburnedfoodparticlesinyouroil.
4. 4
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Keeptheexteriorclean.Whilecleaningtherimandoutsidesurfaceofyourfryerwill
nothelpthefryerfunctionlonger,itwillstopitcollectinggrimeandlimitspilloversthat
makefloorsandworksurfacesslippery.[22]Trytowipeitcleanattheendofeach
day,andapplyadegreasingproducttotheexteriorwheneveragreasefilmhasbuilt
up.Letthedegreasingproductsitfortenminutes,thenrinseoffwithadampcloth.
Drywithadifferent,cleancloth.[23]
5. 5
Performathorough"boilout"cleanevery36months.Tothoroughlycleanyour
commercialfryer,youshouldfillitwithwarmwaterandheattoasimmerorslowboil.
[24]Addaspecialized"boilout"productaccordingtomanufacturer'sinstructionsand
maintainthesimmerfor20minutes.Wearingrubberglovesandtakingcaretoavoid
burnsfromsplashes,usealonghandledsoftbristledbrushtodislodgestuckfood.
[25]Drainthefryer,thenscrubandrinseasyouwouldafteranormalclean.
Duringthefollowuprinse,add1partvinegarforevery10partswatertoneutralize
andremovethecleaningproduct.[26]
6. 6
Followtheowner'smanualtoconductanannualinspection.Themanufacturer
ofyourfryermodelshouldprovideinstructionsforperforminganannualinspectionto
makesureallthepartsarefittedtogethertightlyandfunctioningproperly.[27]If
problemsariseandthemanualdoesnotprovideinstructionsforasolution,youmay
needtocallanelectricianorrepairman.
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Thewaytocleanafryermayvarydependingonwhatmodelyouhave.Readthe
instructionmanualforyourdeepfryerfirstbeforecleaningit.
Ifnecessary,removebothfiltersfromthedeepfryerwhencleaningthelid.
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Nevertrytowashadeepfryerbyimmersingitinwater.
Donotleaveadeepfryerpluggedintoitselectricaloutletwhileyoucleanit.
Neverpouroildirectlydownthedrainofthesink.Pourusedoilintoalargecontainer
suchasatincanorcoffeecanandcoveritwithalidorfoilfordiscardingordonating.

Papertowels

Plasticorsiliconespatulaorscraper

Softsponge

Sealedcontainerforoildisposal/storage

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Dishwashingliquidsoap(notdishwasherdetergent)

Vinegar

Towelordishrack

Boiloutcleaningproduct(forcommercialfryers)

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